Bored of your-name.some-domain.com? Then you should probably get your own your-name.com or perhaps your-name.net.

Having your own domain name boosts your online presence. It gives a good impression on people who sees your URL, especially for commercial sites adding credibility to the company. Domain registration is easy but there are some factors to consider like choosing which extension to use (i.e. .com, .net or .org).

First off, you should do a domain name search to check whether your-domain.com is available. If it isn’t, try searching with a different TLD (Top Level Domain) like .net or .org. If you’re still unlucky, you might as well be more creative in choosing a name and make it unique. Having similar domain names may cause you problems in the future.

Here’s some basic guidelines for your creativity:

• Only alphanumeric characters are allowed except for the hypen (-)
• Domain names are not case-sensitive
• It can be up to 63 characters in length
• No spaces allowed

You can actually buy as many domain names as you want. You can even register your domain for every TLD there is as long as it is still available for registration.

Good luck on your domain hunting!